Formation of ICT competencies of future masters of pedagogical education in the aspect of joint scientific research activities in the network community

Abstract

Formation of ICT competencies of future masters of pedagogical education in the aspect of research activities is one of the important areas of their training. Research activities are quite effective in the conditions of professional interaction and communication in network scientific communities. Seizing the opportunity of independent establishment of professional competencies by an organization, let us to expand the scope of ICT competencies, including the following professional competency: the ability to use ICT tools to organize network interaction between teachers in order to solve urgent research problems. Formation of ICT competencies of future masters in the aspect of joint research activities in the community is more effective when using a social constructivist approach based on the Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory on construction knowledge through social interaction, and the presence of the following didactic conditions: a complex of research tasks; joint cognitive activity in the process of performing research tasks; organization of interaction in the environment of the network community. Joint activity in solving research tasks allows students to better understand the topic under study, increase the motivation for cooperation within the group. Interaction within the network community allows students to better master ICT tools, master its social norms, rules, values, to learn how to solve actual research problems mutually, thereby forming ICT competencies.